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Monrovia Sinks in Lake Huron After Collision
The Liberian freighter Monrovia sank in foggy Lake Huron after colliding with the Canadian Royalton near Thunder Bay Island. The Norman W. Foy and Mackinaw assisted, rescuing 29 Monrovia crewmen. cause under investigation. The Royalton sustained minor damage. Monrovia cargo was steel from Antwerp bound for Chicago and Duluth.
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Alpena
Mich
Monrovia
Lake Huron
Coast Guard
Norman W. Foy
Royalton
Foy
Ter
Thunder Bay Island
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence Seaway
Browning Steamship Lines of
Detroit
Syesanes Svokos
Alex Gillies
Gillies
Buffalo
N. Y
Antwerp
Liberia
Chicago
Duluth
F. Scott Misener, Ltd
Port Colbourne
Ont